Decidedly, Laetitia Casta has never ceased to be talked about since the launch of her latest project. Indeed, the 43-year-old actress is currently showing the last feature film of her husband, Louis Garrel. But while she ignites the dark rooms with her role in “The Crusade”, the young woman is also on the boards. Thus, she brilliantly embodies the Jewish pianist Clara Haskil in the theater. If she is so successful today, her debut on stage was far from unanimous.
Recently interviewed by the magazine Telerama, the actress had the opportunity to reflect on the difficulties she may have encountered during her career. Despite her dream physique, some filmmakers have tried to change her. “I was not tall, I was a bit plump. I have even been called a ‘fat cow’. They wanted to transform me, change my teeth ”, said the young woman. In 1999, the director of the film “Asterix and Obelix against Caesar” thus made a strange request to him.
“Claude Zidi told me that my canines were too sharp and asked me if we could file them. Maybe he was afraid that I would bite! I resisted, I never wanted to change anything. I got this strong character from my upbringing, which was not all flawed. At home, there was no question of letting oneself be defeated, nor of complaining ”, explains the star before adding: “When I started out, my parents told me that there were girls prettier than me, that that was not what mattered. They had a sense of the realities of modest people. They were afraid that I would be disappointed, although I was not expecting much. I never dreamed of being a model. It was a job at the time that was not as envied as it is today. Beauty has never been a trophy or a triumph for me. “ And yet… she did not fail to cause a sensation thanks to her angelic face.